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Conditioning and sexual behavior: a review.

J G Pfaus1, T E Kippin, S Centeno

  • 1Center for Studies in Behavioral Neurobiology, Department of Psychology, Concordia University, 1455 deMaisonneuve Bldg. W., Montréal, Québec, H3G 1M8 Canada. pfaus@csbn.concordia.ca

Hormones and Behavior
|September 6, 2001
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Sexual behavior results from hormones and learning. Sexual experiences shape responses to sexual cues, influencing desire, arousal, and performance.

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Behavioral Biology
  • Endocrinology

Background:

  • Sexual behavior is influenced by both hormonal actions in the brain and learned associations.
  • Sexual experiences create expectations and predictive associations, shaping sexual responses.
  • Instinctual mechanisms are augmented by learning to form complex sexual behavior patterns.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the literature on conditioning and sexual behavior.
  • To emphasize the role of learning in incentive sequences leading to mating.
  • To examine the influence of learning on various aspects of sexual function.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review focusing on conditioning and sexual behavior.
  • Analysis of incentive sequences in appetitive and consummatory phases of sexual behavior.

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  • Examination of learning's role in sexual excitement, courtship, arousal, and partner preference.

    • Main Results:

    • Hormones enable sexual excitement and arousal, but learning refines these responses.
    • Sexual experience shapes the strength of responses to sexual incentives.
    • Both instrumental and Pavlovian learning contribute to sexual behavior patterns.

    Conclusions:

    • Learning, particularly through sexual reward, is crucial in molding sexual behavior.
    • Experience significantly influences sexual desire, arousal, performance, and partner preference.
    • The interplay between hormones and learning creates sophisticated sexual responses.